Long-Term Competitiveness Group

Our Long-Term Competitiveness Group (LTCG) is our senior member body responsible for ensuring that government and regulators develop and implement policies designed to ensure that the UK remains an internationally attractive and competitive place for financial and related professional services firms to invest and do business.

The group provides strategic oversight to our policy work, ensuring that long-term competitiveness issues for the industry are considered and addressed by policymakers as business adapts to technological, environmental, and social change. It is focused on influencing the future shape of the UK’s regulatory, legal, and tax regimes and the approach of its regulatory and supervisory authorities.

With the support of specialist policy committees, the LTCG supports TheCityUK in celebrating the strengths and success of our industry, while ensuring that the UK policy and regulatory landscape continues to evolve in a way which supports the industry’s continued growth and success.

The group is supported by several specialist committees:  

Our latest long-term competitiveness work:

Key facts about UK-based financial and related professional services 2025

Our latest 'Key facts about UK-based financial and related professional services' report, explores the important contribution the financial and related professional services industry makes to the UK economy.

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TheCityUK’s evidence to House of Lords inquiry into the ‘reset’ of UK-EU relations

Our evidence considers the impact of post-UK withdrawal trading arrangements on the industry, including the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the challenges and opportunities presented by the proposed ‘reset’ and the key priorities for the financial and related professional services industry in strengthening UK-EU ties.

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Our latest long-term competitiveness news:

Press release

Financial and related professional services remain key contributor to UK economy

Blog

Reforming the UK's planning system: A path to growth

Urgent call for strategic review of justice system to support economic growth

New research: Refining UK FDI regime can drive investment and growth

Events:

TheCityUK National Conference 2024 Highlights

Watch the full session recordings of our National Conference 2024, which took place at the Library of Birmingham on Tuesday 26 November. In light of the government's renewed focus on regional growth and devolution, this year's conference was a great opportunity to look at the role of our industry in enabling inclusive growth across the UK.

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TheCityUK and Financial Services Skills Commission Future Skills Conference 2025

Register now for the Future Skills Conference 2025, in partnership with Financial Services Skills Commission, which will take place in London on Thursday 22 May 2025.

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